The Future of Jobs: The Dual Challenges of Globalization and Robotization

Over the last two decades, the globalization of production and labor markets has made jobs and working conditions increasingly more precarious around the world. Against this backdrop we are now at the dawn of a technological revolution with potentially systemic impact on production, jobs, and livelihoods. This conference brings together leading authorities from around the world to analyze the consequences of globalization and robotization for the jobs of the future and discuss how social contracts may have to change so that people in the Global North and South can have a decent living even if they don’t have a job.

All conference events will take place in Gamble Auditorium, Art Building and are free and open to the public.

If you plan to attend and would like to request disability accommodations, please contact Jenny Medina (jmedina@mtholyoke.edu).

Expanding Job Opportunities through Global Green GrowthRobert Pollin, Co-director, Political Economy Research Institute; Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts

New Technologies and Social Transformation for the Creation of New JobsIrmgard Nuebler, Senior Economist, Coordinator, Technology and Jobs Program, Research Department, International Labour Organisation